How to parse this string in Java?

Question

prefix/dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/..

How to parse the dir1, dir2 values out of the above string in Java?

The prefix here c

Answer 1

If it's a File, you can get the parts by creating an instanceof File and then ask for its segments.

This is good because it'll work regardless of the direction of the slashes; it's platform independent (except for the "drive letters" in windows...)